SILENT HILL 2

Item: SILENT HILL 2
Rating: 83
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2026-01-01

Summary

Masterful storytelling and narrative depth
Outstanding voice acting and performances
High replay value with multiple endings
Exceptional sound design and music score
Severe performance and optimization issues
Poor pacing and bloated runtime problems

Emotions

Frustration15%Disappointment8%Admiration8%Fear7%Nostalgia7%

Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 44%
Unhelpful reviews: 56%
Protest reviews: 0%

83%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
17%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 883
Negative points: 397
Gameplay points: 514
Perf. points: 137
Rec. points: 156
Misc points: 12

Point	Description	Importance
Masterful storytelling and narrative Description The game is widely praised for its deep, emotionally impactful, and thought-provoking story, with exceptional pacing, character development, and psychological themes. Players highlight its unique and engaging narrative as a standout feature. Importance 99%	The game is widely praised for its deep, emotionally impactful, and thought-provoking story, with exceptional pacing, character development, and psychological themes. Players highlight its unique and engaging narrative as a standout feature.	99%
Outstanding voice acting and performances Description Voice acting, particularly for James and Angela, is praised for its emotional depth, realism, and contribution to immersion. The performances enhance the narrative and character connections. Importance 89%	Voice acting, particularly for James and Angela, is praised for its emotional depth, realism, and contribution to immersion. The performances enhance the narrative and character connections.	89%
High replay value and endings Description The game offers multiple endings based on player actions, along with hidden details and New Game+ modes. This adds depth, replayability, and emotional weight to the experience. Importance 88%	The game offers multiple endings based on player actions, along with hidden details and New Game+ modes. This adds depth, replayability, and emotional weight to the experience.	88%
Faithful yet modernized remake Description The remake successfully balances honoring the original's spirit, tone, and key elements while introducing modern improvements in graphics, controls, and accessibility. It appeals to both newcomers and long-time fans. Importance 48%	The remake successfully balances honoring the original's spirit, tone, and key elements while introducing modern improvements in graphics, controls, and accessibility. It appeals to both newcomers and long-time fans.	48%
Exceptional sound design and music Description The sound design, including ambient noises, radio static, and Akira Yamaoka's legendary soundtrack, is praised for enhancing immersion, tension, and emotional impact. It is considered one of the best in horror gaming. Importance 47%	The sound design, including ambient noises, radio static, and Akira Yamaoka's legendary soundtrack, is praised for enhancing immersion, tension, and emotional impact. It is considered one of the best in horror gaming.	47%
Psychological horror focus Description The game emphasizes psychological horror, exploring themes of guilt, grief, and trauma through symbolism, narrative, and atmosphere. It avoids cheap jump scares in favor of deep emotional and mental impact. Importance 43%	The game emphasizes psychological horror, exploring themes of guilt, grief, and trauma through symbolism, narrative, and atmosphere. It avoids cheap jump scares in favor of deep emotional and mental impact.	43%
Well-designed puzzles and exploration Description Puzzles are creative, well-integrated into the narrative, and offer adjustable difficulty. Exploration is rewarding, with clear directions, hidden items, and environmental storytelling. Importance 38%	Puzzles are creative, well-integrated into the narrative, and offer adjustable difficulty. Exploration is rewarding, with clear directions, hidden items, and environmental storytelling.	38%
Improved and dynamic combat Description Combat mechanics are more fluid, responsive, and dynamic compared to the original, with better hit detection, dodging, and enemy counterattacks. Boss fights are also noted as significantly improved. Importance 34%	Combat mechanics are more fluid, responsive, and dynamic compared to the original, with better hit detection, dodging, and enemy counterattacks. Boss fights are also noted as significantly improved.	34%
Stunning visuals and art direction Description The game features high-quality graphics, detailed environments, and impressive lighting and fog effects. The artistic design is frequently highlighted as top-tier and immersive. Importance 33%	The game features high-quality graphics, detailed environments, and impressive lighting and fog effects. The artistic design is frequently highlighted as top-tier and immersive.	33%
Symbolic and terrifying monster design Description Monsters are disturbingly organic, symbolic, and reflective of the protagonist's inner struggles. Their designs and behaviors effectively heighten tension and fear without relying on jump scares. Importance 11%	Monsters are disturbingly organic, symbolic, and reflective of the protagonist's inner struggles. Their designs and behaviors effectively heighten tension and fear without relying on jump scares.	11%

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